I took Thunderhide Pack and Phantom Assassin first, leaving a Dimensional Portal behind. I'm still having trouble with blue in general so I'm reluctant to play it. I also think that I might have trouble comparing Thunderhide Pack and Dimensional Portal because when Thunderhide Pack wins you the game, you can really tell. I bet a lot of turn-two Dimensional Portals skew the whole course of their games, but it's hard for me to see all that by the time I get to the late game.
The rest of the pack went great. I got a bunch of cards I really like, including the backbreaking The Oath. I think that card (and my early depth of black cards) means that I want to play multiple black heroes. Which cards do I want?
Complicating this whole thing is the fact that with a dozen draft appearances Viper has a win rate for me well above my overall rate. I like him both on the Flop and on the Turn to chase a favourable matchup. His card is bad (Ziggyny would say horrible) but at least sometimes does something? Anyways here again is me wondering how early to take a hero. The cost of choosing to pass and gamble for better isn't too high. If I miss out entirely I won't be upset to run Debbi.
I think Soul of Spring is a very powerful card. If I'm taking any green cards, I want to take that. If I'm giving myself Thunderhide Pack and Soul of Spring, should I then take Viper to ensure I get a "good" green hero? Do I want to commit more to green? If I were banned from taking green cards, I would happily take Hip Fire and Dimensional Portal. I don't love Hip Fire, but I think it's playable and I want to be long on black.
In the end I chose...
I decided to have faith in my results and go with Viper. I think if there had been another bananas green card, like Mists of Avernus, I would have taken that and Soul of Spring.
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